Chapter 9

The rent had been $1,500 for the entire two years covered by the owner's records. Twenty-four payments from me. Three hundred dollars extra each time. I remembered checking my balance before telling my mother I couldn't afford a birthday visit. That month was on the list. So was the month Aaron had thanked me for keeping the cabin while his work was slow. I'd been glad I could help. When he said things were getting better, I'd believed the next month would be easier. The extra payments came...